Draft
(noun)
- A preliminary or rough version of a document or speech.
- A plan or rough drawing.
- A plan of a building or ship.
- A current of air in a confined space.
- A system for conscripting men for military service.
Origin:
Late middle english: from old french draft, from drafter "to draw" (the sense being "that which is drawn"), from latin trahere "draw".
Examples:
- She typed a first draft of her speech.
- He made a rough draft of the design.
- The ship's draft is too deep for this channel.
- A draft of cold air came down the chimney.
- He was conscripted in the first draft of 1940.